In laryngeal paralysis, the stiffness of the denervated vocal fold is decreased. This leads to deviant vibratory patterns involving 2 asymmetric vocal folds and results in abnormal vocal quality. Follow-up studies of medialization thyroplasty patients have noted that decrement in vocal quality after medialization is often because of continuing vocal fold atrophy. Vocal cord atrophy from denerva...

Masamitsu Hyodo, Takahiko Yamagata, Kazumi Motoyoshi and Aki Taguchi Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis in children is a relatively rare disease. Its clinical features in children are considered dissimilar to those in adults. Here we present 11 cases of children with recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis and discuss the manner of treatment for this disease. Clinical features compared and found t...

Paradoxical vocal fold motion (PVFM) is presented as a complex, poorly understood disorder that merits our clinical and research attention. This tutorial examines PVFM characteristics, etiologies, differential diagnosis, and medical/psychological intervention. The role of the speech-language pathologist in diagnostic evaluation and intervention is delineated. An assessment protocol and specific...

HYPOTHESIS Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis after thyroidectomy can be unrecognized without routine laryngoscopy, and patients have a good potential for recovery during follow-up. DESIGN A prospective evaluation of vocal cord function before and after thyroidectomy. Periodic vocal cord assessment was performed until recovery of cord function. Persistent cord palsy for longer than 12 months...

Aim of the study was the assessment of total thyroidectomy (TT) value as a treatment method of goiter with particular emphasis on the results of laryngological examination. material and methods. From 15th April 2008 to 1st July 2009 there were 125 (72.7%) TTs, 12 (7%) TTs and appropriate lymphadenectomies, 9 (5.2%) near TTs, 14 (8.1%) lobectomies, 5 (2.9%) completion thyroidectomies and 6 (3.4%...

Background: The application of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) has been accepted to avoid injury a recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN). Loss the neuromonitoring signal indicates and is subdivided into segmental type global paralysis. This study aimed determine course vocal cord function recovery after definitive loss (LOS) types.